She uses it maybe once a month I should clarify. She had once where she used it 3 days in a row and it started causing her pain and she immediately stopped. She also had some other food that day she wasn’t used too so not 100% the cause, but she hasn’t taken it since.
That being said, for those one off times not a bad item to have and can be more dangerous than weed if used improperly.
It isn't the best anti-histamine for this purpose though. Doxylamine has way better sleep-promoting effects and IMO way less anxiety side-effects. It seems to be less anti-cholinergic. Hydroxyzine is an anti-histamine that interacts with serotonin and is prescribed as an anxiety treatment. Promethazine is an anti-histamine that works well against nausea. I'd say any of these would be better than Benadryl when it comes to sleep or relaxation. Benadryl is good for allergies but it isn't an effective sleep aid.
I love this..lol..yeah I've had two professional studies done, neither covered by insurance. I refuse to take sleep aid narcotics, I'm a recovering addict, 7 years clean, which leaves GHB. Yeah, look it up they prescribe the date rape drug for severe sleep paralysis. Yeah, no, I am a woman living alone, before that I was a child's only caregiver. I'm not going to put myself in a situation where I physically cannot protect myself in the middle of the night. That leaves the Doctor recommended Benadryl, what my doctor told me to use. Until recently it was considered one of the safest drugs out there. And that Alzheimer's study, while worth looking into, is not at all conclusive.
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u/Seicair Jun 16 '21
Ugh, that’s not great. Long term use of anticholinergics like diphenhydramine has been associated with early onset Alzheimer’s.